Hidratación en el transoperatorio del recién nacido quirúrgico: diez a？os de experiencia

objective: to evaluate the use of the hidratation by the modified berry method, in the transoperative in newborn that was put under operations from january 1990 to december 2000. method: retrospective, descriptive study of 525 newborns, that admitted to the service of neonatal surgery, of the maternity "conception palacios" that required operation; in 426 we used the hidratation according to the modified berry method. setting: servicio de cirugía neonatal. departamento de pediatría. maternidad "concepción palacios". caracas. results: glicemia, was normal in 93.90% of the cases, the same ocurried with the calcium in 96, 60%, the phosphorus in 99%, sodium in 98.60%, and the potassium in 98.13%. conclusions: the scheme berry modified method for hidratation used in transoperative, avoids posoperative complications because it manages to give newborn hidroelectrolitic and metabolic stability.